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UNITED STATES Patented September 20, 1904.

PATENT EETCE.

WILHELM HERZBERG AND OTTO SIEBERT, OF BERLIN, GERMANY, ASSIGNORS TO AOTIEN GESELLSOHAFT FUR ANILIN FABRIKA TION, OF BERLIN, GERMANY.

RED LAKE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters PatentNo. 770,430, dated September 20,1904.

Application filed November 2, 1903- Serial No. 179,578- ($peoimens.)

is obtained by combining with beta-nap'hthol the diazo compound of the para-amidophe'nolalkyl ether meta-sulfonic acid of the follow. ing constitution:

' (|)alky1 Ymoni N a (in which the alkyl group may be CH3 or C2H5) is of great value for the production of red lakes, and this invention relates to the manufacture of such lakes. For this purpose the alkali salt of the said dyestulf is suspended in water, a solution of metallic saltsas, for instance, a salt of barium, calcium, strontium, magnesium, or the oxid or hydroxid of one of these metals, or a mixture of such compounds-is added, either in the cold or while heating. Advantageously the precipitates obtained in this way are mixed with a suitable substratum, such as sulfate of calcium, hydroxid of aluminium, or the like. The lakes are then filtered and dried. They possess a very brilliant red color and are or of great fastness to water and light.

We describe the manner in which our invention may be carried out in the following examples without limiting ourselves to the proportions or materials given therein.

Example I: Ten parts of a paste containing twenty-five per cent. of thedyestuff obtained by combining para diazoanisidin meta-sulfonic acid with beta-naphthol are well mixed with five hundred parts of water warmed to and then an aqueous solution of two parts of crystallized barium chlorid is poured in. A paste of one hundred and fifty parts of aluminium hydroxid containing five per cent. is then addod, while the mass is well stirred. The lake formed is well filtered, washed, dried,

- and Well pulverized.

Example II: Ten parts of a paste of twentyfive per cent. of the dyestuff para-phenetidinmeta-sulfonic acid azo-beta-naphthol are suspended in about one hundred times their weight of water. The mixture is warmed to about and then the lake is formed by adding an aqueous solution of 2.5 parts of crystallized zinc sulfate. After a short time a paste of one hundred parts of aluminium hydroxid containing five per cent. is added, and after stirring for some time the lake obtained is filtered, washed, and dried.

Instead of the barium and zinc salts employed in the foregoing examples salts of strontium, calcium, magnesium, aluminium, or other metals or the oxids or hydroxids of the said. metals may be used for the preparation of the lakes. The result is the same if for the alkali salts of the dyestufls the free acids are substituted or if other substrata are use Having now described our invention and in what manner the same is to be carried out, what we claim as new is The new red-color lake prepared by converting the monoazo dyestuffs obtained by combining the diazo compound of para-amidophenol-alkylether-meta-sulfonic acid of the following constitution:

C6H3- 0 alkyl.

with beta-naphthol into an insoluble salt, in the presence of a lake base, said lake being distinguished by a brilliant red color, a pracl our names, this 16th day of October, 1903, in tically perfect insolubility in Water, alcohol the presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses. oils and fats, being not altered by the action WILHELM HERZBERG.

of strong alkalies, producing with concen- OTTO SIEBERT;

Witnesses:

WOLDEMAR' HAUPT, WILLIAM MAYNER.

5 trated sulfuric acid a red-violet coloration,

substantially as described.

In Witness whereof We have hereunto signed 

